The Spurs took a 2-1 series lead as Victor Wembanyama’s 39 points and five blocks stifled the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards, who recorded 32 points and 14 rebounds, admitted that Wembanyama’s massive frame makes scoring in the paint extremely difficult.
The second-round playoff battle between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs reached another level Friday night as Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama went toe-to-toe in a dramatic Game 3 clash.
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Wembanyama powered the Spurs to a 115-108 victory, finishing with a dominant stat line of 39 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks. The win gave San Antonio a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
Despite the loss, Edwards once again proved why he is considered one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The Timberwolves guard delivered 32 points and 14 rebounds while helping Minnesota erase a 15-point deficit after a rough opening quarter.
Wembanyama elevated his game when it mattered most, taking over in the fourth quarter with 16 points and several momentum-shifting defensive plays.
This performance placed him alongside legends such as Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the few players in NBA playoff history to record at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks in a postseason game.
And Anthony Edwards could just be brutally honest when he was asked after the game about how challenging is to play offense against a phenomenon like that:
"They got somebody who 7-6 on the floor. [Wemby] takes up a lot of space," Edwards said.
"Just trying to figure out ways to find an open man around him because in the paint, he's just everywhere.”
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